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Permalink Reply by Sumo on September 6, 2011 at 10:53pm

was at my sisters house.

walked past the t.v...noticing breaking news stories....

I was confused, thinking it was a movie, cos all i could see was a building being blown up and people jumping out of what appeared to be the 100th floor of some high rise building.....

It took a few minutes for me to 'click' that it was real......

Felt sick, couldn't believe what had just happened. :'(

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Permalink Reply by MsTivz on September 7, 2011 at 2:47am

if there was any day i definitely can remember, it was that day... i was get'n ready for work and turn'd on the news like i did every morning.. first thing i saw was a big News Flash!! across the very top of the screen.. " Terrorists plane crashing into Twin Towers in New York City ".. i had to blink my eyes again think'n " wtf? is this a joke? ".. .by the time i turn'd on the news the buildings didn't come down yet.. the 2nd Tower was just hit ...check'd to see if any other channel had the news & yup.. it was on every channel... i thought it was a hoax at first kuz i just couldn't believe wut i was seeing on the telly ... i was so paranoid i went and woke up erryone in my house hold to turn on their t.v's.. i was jus in disbelief at wut i was witnessing.. because then there was news say'n that Los Angeles was next and that we should prepare ourselves for the worse.. oh boy.. i didn't even want to go into work that morning.. but i did.. and nobody even worked.. we jus had our radio's on all day get'n updates..nobody really talking... i'll never forget it...

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Permalink Reply by Euphoria on September 7, 2011 at 11:16am

alarm goes off at 5:00am - radio comes on and hear announcement "we'll cross over shortly to america for the latest news..." - so grumpy morning me thinks "WHO GIVES A FARK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AMERICA" (i'm in oz).

so the news comes on and i can't remember what i heard but it was panic mixed in with sirens & screaming in the background - so then im thinking what the fark IS happening over there. run to the tv and that was it...

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Permalink Reply by unique on September 7, 2011 at 2:48pm

was very young @ the time - so early in the morning - instead of getting ready for school i turn on the tv to watch cartoons.. only to watch a couple of minutes before it went pitch black ! me flipping crazy through the channels, fixing the antenna, pulling wires out & back in - i thought "what in the world just happened to my tv, is my grandfather visiting me?" & then smack bang it comes back on with 24hr news & live images of the tragedy :( can't explain the sour feeling i felt after my family woke up one by one & walked in2 the living room to watch what was happening... all those people - wasted LIVES , all i could think after that was 'life's too SHORT !' & i'm reminded of that every year .

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Permalink Reply by KRISTAFAHRAI on September 8, 2011 at 4:16am

i was residing in haywad ca, me n mi room mate nocced out, at mi windaw i hear a sound one of a da uso's came to wake us up for school yelling "WE ARE GOING TO WAR" prepare to be drafted i was like wtf den turn de news on den one of de towers was burnin den it collapsed i was thinking is dis real..... den it was all bad for dem arabs who lived in da bay....i also remember it because we didnt practice dat day for football due to dis tragedy....wen it happens in da eastcoast de west we were still sleeping, i only have two dates i remmember 9/11/01 and 9/29/09 hope not anymore.

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Permalink Reply by yada'yada on September 11, 2011 at 9:45pm

I was at home getting ready for work and watching the news. Like Tivs, I thought it was a joke. I had to do a triple take. Just couldn't believe it. It just didn't seem real and then shock turned numb, but we all went to work and we all sat there staring at our computer screens wondering what tomorrow would be like. Yes, I remember. I will always remember. God bless America.

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Permalink Reply by कＮＡＵＴＩＣAक on September 11, 2011 at 10:46pm

me ex was driving me to work that morning cos i was hella pissed the night b4,then she goes america under attact,i was like how....LMaoooo
then she replied....by some arab fanaticz :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
well now youse know where Nautica was when them plane smashed the twin towers...

R.I.P to the victimz

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Permalink Reply by e-dog on September 12, 2011 at 9:57am

I stopped by moms house before work to say good morning. I had just returned from New Zealand about two weeks prior and wanted to catch up with family bidness.

I glanced at the t.v. and seen one trade burning with a hole in it and just then, I saw the second plane shoot through the other building!

I remember the news quickly went over to where , then President Bush was reading to kids in a school and his press secretary whispered in his ear that we were being attacked.

It didn't hit home until I found out that the pentagon and the other jet had crashed- and then the images of innocent people jumping from the towers- some together.

Now, its been ten years and we still have to deal with these a@#$holes. Their leader is dead but his death was a quick one.

If only his "followers" and sympathizers would don a uniform, get their ammo , and meet out on a battlefield so this war on terror would end much quicker.

May God Bless those that have lost loved ones on that tragic day. Not our will but his.

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Permalink Reply by Hamo Geek Girl on September 12, 2011 at 11:20am

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum opens today.

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Permalink Reply by Ioane P.I on September 12, 2011 at 1:02pm

911
Settling into NZ 2001 was a new begining for my family.
My experience working with US adolescent kids with A Better Way in Saluafata opened doors for me in NZ
I just started my new job at Odyessey house youth residential care working a variety of shift work.
Handover was the first task and receiving updates from my colleague on the night was the routine.
After periodically checking on the kids ensuring they were fast asleep, I went into the lounge and turned on the Sky Tv.
I flicked the channels over and didnt see anything interesting, so I decided to view CNN.
To my amazement I watched News Breaking Events happening live from New York.
I could see a tall building on fire and news reporter unfolding the events.
My thoughts at the time, "everything stood still"
USA Under Attack! share panic and disbelief, as I stood watching the large screen TV.
My thoughts were to pray and then my mind was clouded back to Samoa and the US kids I looked after.
Knowing this would upset them to the core.
Nothing but sadness and death followed that early morning it was still night 4 or 5am NZ time Sept 12.
I stayed on part of that day because my female colleague who was to start the 7am day shift called in and was to upset to work that day due to the events unfolding in the USA.
I called my wife to let her know about the news and that I would be home around 10am.
Waking up the teenagers and letting them know before breakfast about the events, they all wanted to watch the TV.
It was the first time I've ever seen them quiet during the morning. Even during breakfast a sense of bewilderment was lingering over the smell of toast and hot weetbix.

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Permalink Reply by Tearsz on September 13, 2011 at 1:35am

I was on my way to school... And we were listening to the radio... I remeber that day... It was sooo dark, gloomy, overcast and just eerie... The whole school was in a daze... Even though we were no where near USA.. (I'm in Aust!) You could just feel the sense of dread and utter despair for those affected!!!

A tragedy i pray that does NOT reoccur in the future of mankind!!!

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